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He continued to stare in the stupidity of a shock to which he was not accustoive hi off her raincoat Under it her sliure was dry, except where the water had run down from her uncovered head to her shoulders He noticed that she wore a short skirt, and boots, adorably small boots of splendidly worked caribou And then suddenly she ca out to hilad," she said "Don't look so--so--frightened This is ht, staring into the wonderful, violet eyes that were looking at him with the frank and unembarrassed directness of a child's "I--I don't understand," he struggled "Marette, where is Kedsty?"

"He should be returning very soon"

"And he knows you are here, of course?"

She nodded "I have been here for a hter about hers "I--I don't understand," he repeated "Tonight Kedsty will know that it was you who rescued me and you who shot Constable Willis Good God, we reat reason why Kedsty dare not betray my presence in his house," she said quietly "He would die first! And he will not suspect that I have brought you tounder the very roof of the Inspector of Police! They will search for you everywhere but here! Isn't it splendid? He planned it all, everyin front of your cell--"

"You mean--Kedsty?"

She withdrew her hands and stepped back froain he saw in her eyes a flash of the fire that had coun at the threeyou, and he would killfriend of yours, M'sieu Fingers!"